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Uttarakhand becomes 1st state to pass Uniform Civil Code Bill
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by a voice vote, the first such move by any state after Independence that could be replicated by similar legislations…
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Hindu right-wing now eyes Ajmer Dargah, calls it ‘sacred temple’
A right-wing Hindu group in Rajasthan’s Ajmer has claimed that Ajmer Dargah was actually a Hindu temple. Rajvardhan Singh Parmar, president of the Hindu right-wing ‘Maharana Pratap Sena’ in Ajmer said that…
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Jharkhand ex-CM Hemant Soren’s ED remand extended by 5 days
Ranchi: A special PMLA court on Wednesday extended the Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand of former chief minister Hemant Soren by five days in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land…
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Another Indian student found dead in US; 5th death since January
New York: A 23-year-old who was pursuing a doctoral degree at Purdue University has been found dead, taking the number of Indian students killed in the US to five since the start…
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Poonam Pandey likely to lead Centre’s cervical cancer awareness campaign
New Delhi: Actor Poonam Pandey is likely to be the brand ambassador of the government’s national campaign to spread awareness of cervical cancer. According to sources, Pandey and her team are in…
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PM Modi cites Nehru’s letter to then CMs, takes ‘start-up’ dig at Cong’s ‘Yuvraj’
New Delhi: If Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to Motion of Thanks to President’s address in Lok Sabha was directed at frontal attack on Congress, his address in Upper House centered around…
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Congress ‘not opposing’ UCC bill in Uttarakhand, proposes referral to select committee
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday resumed the discussion on the Uniform Civil Code bill with the opposition Congress members moving a proposal to refer the legislation to a select committee of…
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No data available to reveal poverty situation in country: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said the government is spending money at the top level by raising capex every year as it believes in “trickle down economics”. Initiating the…
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Uttarakhand UCC Bill is Hindu code being applied to all: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday, February 7, criticized the Uniform Civil Code Bill tabled in Uttarakhand, calling it a “Hindu Code that is being applied to all communities.” He argued…
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HC adjourns hearing on plea against allowing Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on the plea challenging the order allowing Hindu prayers in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque to February 12. The Allahabad High…
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Manipur Meitei bodies welcome decision to fence India-Myanmar border
Imphal: Imphal Valley-based Meitei organisations have welcomed the Centre’s decision to fence the entire 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, while Naga and Kuki bodies in Manipur said “it is not acceptable to them”. In…
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Watch: Ayodhya Mosque gets first brick from Makkah
For the foundation of the new Ayodhya mosque, recently named Masjid Mohammed Bin Abdullah, the first brick arrived from Makkah. The brick, baked in a Mumbai kiln, underwent ‘gusl’ with Zam Zam…
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Nitish Kumar to meet PM Modi in Delhi today
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday. This will be Nitish Kumar’s first meeting with the PM after returning to…
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2,000 people suffer from food poisoning after meal at event in Nanded
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Nearly 2,000 people suffered from food poisoning after consuming food at a religious event held at a village in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, an official said on Wednesday. A religious discourse…
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EC has stabbed democracy in the back: Raut on poll body’s order on NCP
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission has stabbed democracy in the back through its decision to recognise Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s faction…
